Two stories have appeared not as
headlines today, but buried on page three or four on most of the
newspapers I have seen them in. One concerns a young lad who was lured to
a meeting with a young girl he was rather keen on; he was met by a gang of
youths and, in cold blood, stabbed to death, after which the gang strolled
away laughing amongst themselves.

The other story is about a teacher who is now charged with the
attempted murder of a pupil! It appears that during a lesson the teacher
was receiving a lot of barracking from the class, and then had a row with
the young pupil, after which he attacked him with a heavy object. The
teacher concerned was a very experienced one, and numerous pupils,
colleagues and parents have stated how mystified they are that he would
have done this. Had he snapped, after a long period of being taunted and
knowing that legally, there was nothing whatsoever that he could do about
it?

Are these completely separate stories with no link between them? I
don't think so. I believe that they all have the same root cause; a
complete breakdown in discipline in the UK.

When the Human Rights Act came out some years ago I was absolutely
appalled and I told my wife that this was one of the most dangerous pieces
of legislation ever passed, and would destroy the moral fabric of this
country. Now that a few years have passed I know that the situation is
even worse than I ever imagined it would be.

Routinely, young people, usually from ethnic minorities (and I am
taking a risk by stating this, even though it is a provable fact) kill
each other with knives and guns. What is the reason for this? Is it
because particular people in particular social situations are inherently
evil, is it because society has driven them to do this by neglecting them
in some way, is it because of a breakdown of role models, family or religious frameworks? No, I
firmly believe that some people behave like this because they are able to,
and they are able to because the Human Rights Act has completely
emasculated society.

It used to be a case that even young children could go to the scaffold
for stealing a loaf of bread and no sane person wants to go back to those
barbaric days but it is now impossible for parents, teachers or police
officers to discipline young people in any way without being accused of
assault, and it is even difficult to defend oneself since any injury
caused to an assailant can result in arrest, prosecution and imprisonment
if the powers that be decided that a little more than reasonable force had
been used. The result is that we have a whole generation of children
growing up in the belief that they are untouchable, and in most cases are
absolutely right.

Unfortunately, it is extremely unlikely that any of the current major
political parties have any stomach for re-introducing any form of
corrective discipline, much of which could transform young thugs into
useful members of society. This is why I, and many more like me, will
sadly and reluctantly leave this country just as soon as we can for a new
life in a more sensible society.